DHAKA, March 16, 2019 (BSS) – Protesting Dhaka University (DU) students who raised allegations of irregularities in DUCSU polls held on March 11, ended their hunger strike until death yesterday night after the university authorities assured them of listening to their complaints.
DU Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Muhammad Samad, Dhaka University Teachers’ Association President Professor Maksud Kamal and Proctor Professor AKM Golam Rabbani, rushed to the Raju Memorial Sculpture around 11.30pm where the hunger strike was being staged and requested the protesters to end it after assuring them to sit in a meeting on the issue at 10 am on March 18.
Responding to the teacher’s call, protesters agreed to end their hunger strike. Then the teachers fed them water and lachchhi.
Newly elected vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students Union (DCUSU) Nurul Haque Nur, general secretary Golam Rabbani and assistant general secretary Hussain Saddam accompanied the teachers.
“We will try to resolve your complaints. You should be convinced and end your hunger strike,” Prof Samad told the protestors.
On Tuesday night, the next day of the election, several students, some of whom contested the DUCSU and hall union polls as independent candidates and have political affiliation with left leaning students’ wings started the protest raising allegations of irregularities in polls.